MIL

• Power & Opportunities


  Media and information undeniably hold power over citizens and offer a wide range of opportunities in economic, social, educational, and political aspects of the society
• Citizen journalism


  Done by people without professional journalism training (using) the tools of modern technology and the global distribution of the Internet to create, augment, or fact-check media on their own or in collaboration with others
• Example of citizen journalism

  • You Scoop page on GMA News Online where ordinary citizens can submit news articles, pictures, and videos that the viewers or the general public think is newsworthy and should make it to the headlines
• Examples of opportunities in media and information

  • Online selling and online shopping
  • Advertising
  • Citizen journalism
• Challenges (Threats, Risks, Abuse, and Misuse)


  Technological advancements make it easier for us to communicate, it equally adds efficiency to cybercrimes and other forms of threats, risks and abuses which are done online
• Identity theft


  The fraudulent acquisition and use of a person's private identifying information, usually for financial gain
• Phishing


  The fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication
• Hacking


  An attempt to exploit a computer system or a private network inside a computer. Simply put, it is the unauthorized access to or control over computer network security systems for some illicit purpose
• Massive Open On-line Course (MOOC)


  A free Web-based distance learning program that is designed for the participation of large numbers of geographically dispersed students
• Examples of MOOC which offer free courses online

  • coursera.org
  • mooc-list.com
  • edx.org
  • model.upou.edu.ph
• Media literate person


  Can decode, evaluate, analyze and produce both print and electronic media
• Benefits of being a media and information literate individual

  • Improve quality of life
  • Generate greater political participation
  • Make better economic opportunities
  • Improve learning environment
  • Make more cohesive social units
• Text


  A simple and flexible format of presenting information or conveying ideas whether hand-written, printed or displayed on-screen
• Typeface


  The representation or style of a text in the digital format
• Types of Typefaces

  • Serif
  • Sans serif
  • Slab serif
  • Script
  • Display or decorative
• Design principles and elements

  • Emphasis
  • Appropriateness
  • Proximity
  • Alignment
  • Organization
  • Repetition
  • Contrast
• Visual media and information


  Materials, programs, applications and the like that teachers and students use to formulate new information to aid learning through the use, analysis, evaluation and production of visual images
• Types of visual media

  • Photography
  • Video
  • Screenshots
  • Infographics
  • Data visualization (charts and graphs)
  • Comic strips/cartoons
  • Memes
  • Visual note-taking
• Formally and informally produced visual media

  Formally produced visual media are those produced by formal organizations such as schools, government, and established media/publishing outfits. Informally produced visual media are those produced by other sources.
• Purpose of visual information

  To gain attention, create meaning, and facilitate retention
• Visual design elements

  • Line
  • Shape
  • Value
  • Texture
  • Color
  • Form
• Visual Design Principles

  • Consistency
  • Center of interest
  • Balance
  • Harmony
  • Contrast
  • Directional Movement
  • Rhythm
  • Perspective
• Types and Categories of Audio Information

  • Radio broadcast
  • Music
  • Sound recording
  • Sound clips/effects
  • Audio Podcast

  
• Different ways of storing audio media

  • Tape
  • CD
  • USB drive
  • Memory Card
• Music


  Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion
• Sound recording


  Recording of an interview, meeting, or any sound from the environment
• Sound clips/effects


  Any sound, other than music or speech, artificially reproduced to create an effect in a dramatic presentation, as the sound of a storm or a creaking door
• Audio Podcast


  A digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer
• Ways of storing audio media

  • Tape
  • CD
  • USB drive
  • Memory Card
  • Computer hard drive
  • Internet/Cloud
• Different audio file formats

  • MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3)
  • M4A/AAC (MPEG-4 Audio/Advanced Audio Coding)
  • WAV
  • WMA (Windows Media Audio)
• Hearing


  Simply the act of perceiving sound by the ear
• Listening


  Requires concentration so that your brain processes meaning from words and sentences. Listening leads to learning.
• Elements of Sound Design

  • Dialogue
  • Music
  • Silence
• Principles of Sound Design

  • Mixing
  • Pace
  • Transitions
  • Stereo Imaging
• 24 frames (pictures) or more per second makes for a smooth animation
• Storyboard


  A set of components (audio, visual, videos, etc) changing in time to create a story or a message
• Formal production of animations steps

  • Writing the story
  • Script is written and dialogue is recorded
  • Animators sketch major scenes; in betweeners fill in the gaps
  • Background music and background details are added
  • Drawings are rendered
• Design principles of motion media and information

  • Speed
  • Direction
  • Motion Path
  • Timing
• Transitions are used to switch between scenes. Having a clear start and finish in your motion path or scenes
• Sound and color adds depth and meaning to movement